SeaWolf7

this... Why butcher a good ship to force it to be somewhere it doesn't belong. 203 mm @ tier V is ridiculous for a cruiser of this capability. It should be at tier VI...

Sorry forgot they had changed the name clear sky's for king of the air. Yes I remember the ridicolous 55 plane requirement. I guess they will re introduce it when it's clearer what is a fair number....

Agreed...so... I agree that the award criteria was set ridiculously high but where did you get your information from? We have a whole new update with AA being a major factor...why would they get rid of it in this game for good?

Im starting to wonder this myself...... this^^ Apparently the only method WG knows when it comes to balancing. A poll would be a great idea.

What I mean is....The thing I love about the RNL cruiser line is the play style and its kind of centred around the smoke mechanic. That is different. Get rid of the smoke and she's a bit like other cruisers. The individuality of the line and playstyle that I love goes....

They are just to squishy to be without it IMO. Its going to be completely different play style to all the RNL cruisers without it. I don't want that.

OMG no just no. She's way to squishy If your going to do this so increase the armour! Yes she has 203 mm guns but prob wont be around in the game long enough to use them without the smoke.!!! I was up for her to be tweaked and moved to tier VI TBH THIS IS NOT A WISE MOVE IMO . I was so looking forward to this . Wallet now closed.

This whole situation is very reminisant of WOWP update 2.0 The update wont be removed so Wg are removing the anti update threads as its just plain bad for business. And I can understand that. The update is here to stay and will be balanced eventually over a period of time through buffs/nerfs and tweaks.....I do understand that from CV players point of view its frustrating and maybe completely different but if they can provide helpful criticism rather than constant whining im sure they will get where they want CV's to be a bit quicker. As I've said before, as a non cv player (at the moment) I am enjoying the return of planes in the sky in this game and only enriches the experience for me personally.

Im sorry?..I don't understand. Are you suggesting that before the start of each game ships stats are modified in some PERSONAL way so as to allow/compensate for +2 or your lack of ability to play to the chosen ships strengths?

This^^ Op you've done what a lot of people do and its why this game is so poor on the skill level atm at high tiers. There are a lot of mechanics to learn In this game and a firm understanding of them is necessary for you to enjoy the game itself. Trust me you can go out in a tier 8 and farm damage all day long on tier x BB's or hunt down and destroy dd's with impunity but you NEED TO LEARN HOW....All this experience is learnt from working your way up the tiers and choosing witch nation best suits your play style. Our advise is go down to ad least tier IV-V and start enjoying the game, making some kills with people that are of similar skill and experience and also with ships that are more or less in the same bracket. Tier VIII is notoriously difficult because of the +2 tiering you will experience. Don't take this the wrong way but just after you've learned how to drive you don't jump in to a Ferrari and expect to survive the week!? Don't be part of the problem, be part of the solution. Good luck and the more you learn the better you will play.

There's still other ships to consider IMo. Dropping CE when your in a game with no CV's is a mistake for us mortals...

Very Wise words.... Im of the opinion the game has got actually better now that cv's are back in the game itself.....I missed the element of shooting planes out of the sky and im enjoying experimenting with AA builds......besides the graphics and sound effects are great and only lend to game IMO. I feel a missing element has returned to WOWS even though there are mixed feelings about it at present. All things change. Adapt or die.

Actually mate in the example of emotionaly you are right, this is true and I stand corrected. I just ment you need to be invested in some way for it to be a sucsess...

Yes I still take CE on BB's when I play them because you still have to engage/fight other ships? Its not ALL about cv's. I take CE on most things because concealment is still key IMO. what happens when there aren't any cv's in the game? ....aaaannnd that's just crazy Imo,,

Where on earth did you hear that?!!! If your advisors have not bought into your products/ business or invested as you say, emotionally, mentally or even financially then one can assume you have a very poor manager. Or recruitment don't give a Crap. Either way that is a sure way for any business to fail.

Morning guys, Concerning the new Reworked AA Mechanics I was finding it a little hard to understand all the new system, (and a liitle hard to find the info) and exactly what the new dps and flack system did and the numerical values they hold, so thought I would post a shortcut here. I think we are going to experience a lot of changes tweaks buffs and nurfs to this side of the game in the future and a good understanding of the basics is always helpful.... https://medium.com/@devblogwows/107c18eac84 Regards, Wolf

Its weird because I got this link from the update patch info today on wows games centre?

Sorry mate totally missed that one been a realy busy week. Don't need 2 treads the same please close this one down @MrConway Thanks.

Yes!! this is good news

Mmmmm Fiiijjiii... One of the best ships in the game IMO.

Agreed m8, see this all the time atm. Had an enemy plane group hit our map boarder yesterday right after the start of the game lt took him roughly 80 seconds to cover the entire map length and he was already on a return flight. Looked like he was testing that very same idea.....

well Had a good play around with Hoods AA yesterday and these are my findings. Its Strong when all AA mounts are working and undamaged but if it takes a few descent HE hits the guns/rocket things get damaged easily and the AA effectiveness drops A bit. Ensuring you have Auxilary armaments Modification 1 Ensures that theses have 100% protection. So if you have Main armament protection 1 in slot 1 instead you may want to change it if you don't want AA effectiveness effected. Advanced fire training seems to be responsible for the flack damage now introduced and gives a 15% damage boost wich IMO seems to be the one that most planes have a problem avoiding and as @Pandafaust said this can be beefed up even more by using AA modifications 1 in slot 3 but you need to sacrifice aiming systems modification 1 and make it less accurate on its main guns than it already is wich means IMO you cant hit a barn door if you were parked in front of one in this ship sometimes.... its just weird.....RNG junkie? Defencive AA fire when activated gives a 100% increase on Medium and long range explosion radius (flack?) + 100% damage per second...(that when the sh*t really hits the cv fan,,,) SO yeah...Its insanely strong on a full AA build....

As others have said, why? This game has just undergone the biggest AA dependant change so far and you REMOVE AA? Do you not get non Ai cv''s in Co op? And what's the facination in playing only Co op? It holds very little chalenge imo lower scoring etc...but each to there own. What if you want to play operations later or heaven forbid randoms. It's gunna cost you a fortune to reset it all up when the buffs nerfs and fixes are over.

....WTF?!! Look Man its Way to early to be calling this a success!!! There is a lot of buffing/ nurfing coming our way. We currently have Enemy planes that can break the speed of sound with a propeller engine DD's being perma spotted and rocketed, We now have more Planes in the sky than ever before not to mention different types, and WG idea of balance is to REMOVE manual AA lock on /target select so you can no longer choose the greatest threat and stay alive because your to busy pressing a button that when pressed then covers the whole screen so you cant see crap, takes time to switch sides by then man the fing planes (being so quick) have switched sides (being a competent cv player) again and ....well...you get the point... Do I want cv's in the game? Hell yeah.. love shooting those bastards out of the sky man but not like this....it needs refining....like your poll... a lot. Its early days and its no where near balanced atm IMO THIS IS CALLED A CONTRIDICTION..... Hope you find that edited out first before you wright that guide man but thank you....

I love the way in a full AA spec mino Planes can hardly get near you at all.... I love the way I shoot them down with impunity.... I love the way that if they want to drop torps they need to do it further away witch gives me all week to dodge them... I love the way that this will be how it is for the next 6 months... I love the way CV players rage at me in chat.... I love all the salt they give.... I love the way you didn't see this fiasco coming ...